How Does our Garden Grow?

WelshBlue

I had 6 Penstemons I grew from cuttings, we only had one week of hard frosts down to minus 7and it's wiped them out. Everyone I know locally lost theirs too, including a local nursery that lost over a hundred 

Very strange, when a cordyline survived unwrapped.  The trials and tribulation of being a gardener.  Nothing is guaranteed

I've only ever grown alpine phlox but do like the look/idea of a paniculata < have to find a space smiley >

michael57

WelshBlue said:

I had 6 Penstemons I grew from cuttings, we only had one week of hard frosts down to minus 7and it's wiped them out. Everyone I know locally lost theirs too, including a local nursery that lost over a hundred 

Very strange, when a cordyline survived unwrapped.  The trials and tribulation of being a gardener.  Nothing is guaranteed

I've only ever grown alpine phlox but do like the look/idea of a paniculata < have to find a space smiley >

can always find a space we have a lovely dark plum penstemon in the garden they get used to a bit of hard weather as they get older and established i put plants in where i think they should go they dont do so well dawnie takes em out and nurses them back in pots then i have to find somewhere else to put them but its all good fun 

michael57

2nd one leaving the nest 

birdwatcher

I wish I could still get in my garden! Used to love spending a nice afternoon pottering. And spent hours in the greenhouse
At least I've still got my houseplants. 😁

michael57

birdwatcher said:

I wish I could still get in my garden! Used to love spending a nice afternoon pottering. And spent hours in the greenhouse
At least I've still got my houseplants. 😁

cant beat being outside last summer we had a couple of wild pigeons come visit every day for a drink and splash around in the bird bath i did manage to sit beside it and hand feed one of them memories you cant erase how something so simple can give so much pleasure 

Sandy_123

Ok all you green fingers people. What's best weed killer to buy and I've tryed homely rememedies and it doesn't work

michael57

Sandy_123 said:

Ok all you green fingers people. What's best weed killer to buy and I've tryed homely rememedies and it doesn't work

hard work and perseverance never used weed killer a weed is only a weed if you dont want it in your garden just make sure you get all the roots out they have a nasty habit of coming back two fold 

Sandy_123

Yeah @michael57 im looking at long handled weed pullers now 

michael57

Sandy_123 said:

Yeah @michael57 im looking at long handled weed pullers now 

ah my dawnie has one of them called michael haha 

Sandy_123

I'm going to try a weed puller @ada on a long stick I've tryed the washing up liquid and vinegar route I don't think it works. Lol @michael57 I was just about which ones she has

michael57

Sandy_123 said:

I'm going to try a weed puller @ada on a long stick I've tryed the washing up liquid and vinegar route I don't think it works. Lol @michael57 I was just about which ones she has

if i lived to 120 i would still owe the boss brownie points bless her so i tend the garden and live in hope

Albus_Scope

We have a major infestation of tormentil (Potentilla erecta) in our area, it's the bane of my gardening existence as it grows everywhere and if you don't get every tiny bit of their super long tap root out, they just regrow. If anyone has any tips for getting rid of it quickly, I'm all ears!

michael57

Albus_Scope said:

We have a major infestation of tormentil (Potentilla erecta) in our area, it's the bane of my gardening existence as it grows everywhere and if you don't get every tiny bit of their super long tap root out, they just regrow. If anyone has any tips for getting rid of it quickly, I'm all ears!

you could try covering with a layer of cardboard then a thick layer of bark but you hit the nail on the head about getting the tap root out good luck 

Albus_Scope

Unfortunately I'd need to take out shares in a cardboard factory to cover everything haha. The weed is even growing through the plastic base layer under the stone paths. It's certainly tough stuff! 

michael57

Albus_Scope said:

Unfortunately I'd need to take out shares in a cardboard factory to cover everything haha. The weed is even growing through the plastic base layer under the stone paths. It's certainly tough stuff! 

haha you will have to take the old farmer method then brute force sweat and ignorance i remember doing our garden it had bamboo growing i dug down 4ft to get all the roots out touch wood we have never had it come back at all in 5 years i couldnt do it now tho 

Albus_Scope

Oh I know the pain of bamboo haha. The old owners put it directly into the flower beds, we're still finding random patches of it.   

Sandy_123

Oh bamboo is a night mare 

Teigr

I've started planting up the pots in the front garden but the weather's too bad to carry on with it today.

WelshBlue

@Albus_Scope ... I've known people control cinquefoil by feeding the ground with nutrients.  It thrives on dry sandy barren soil

@Sandy_123 ... I don't know if you've sorted weed killer but I swear by Resolva for close up work or for big patches I use a flame gun.  Scorched earth policy

The weather has been great this week, although it's blinking cold, heating on at the end of April is bonkers.
Boom and bust gardening wise.  My body is crying out to take a rest.  Fibro' is winning the past couple of days

Sandy_123

I'd set garden on fire with a torch gun  @WelshBlue lol I'm waiting for warmer weather next week